S Leyla Gurkan

Broschiertes Buch

The Jews as a Chosen People

Tradition and transformation

Beschreibung

It has long been understood that the Jews see themselves as a chosen people; a key element in a Jewish identity based on quality and duty. This book explores the idea of chosenness from the ancient world, through modernity and into the Post-Holocaust era.

Autor

Leyla Gürkan is a research fellow in the department of history of religions for the Centre for Islamic Studies (ISAM), Istanbul. Her research interests include Jewish theology and comparative approach to Jewish and Islamic concepts. She is the author of a Turkish book on Judaism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9781138780125
• ISBN-10: 113878012X
• Artikelnr.: 40192715